Bourbon Street shooting: See French Quarter scenes before shots were fired

Updated November 27, 2016 at 12:43 PM;Posted November 27, 2016 at 12:27 PM

French Quarter shooting scene leaves 1 dead, 9 wounded

Minutes after New Orleans police opened the intersection of Bourbon and Iberville streets in New Orleans a few tourists make their way past the scene of the shooting on Sunday, November 27, 2016. (Photo by Chris Granger, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Before Bourbon Street became a violent scene Sunday (Nov. 27) where New Orleans police say gunshots struck eight men and two women, the French Quarter strip was alight with revelry during a long holiday weekend.

Even as many prepared to return to work Monday morning, Bourbon Street was buzzing as people danced, drank and celebrated before gunshots rang out near the corner of Iberville Street.

Social media posts show that the Quarter -- particularly Bourbon Street -- was a crowded place to be out and about. See what the street looked like in the hours before shots were fired in the posts below. The posts are arranged in chronological order such that the earliest images appear first.